Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
★ 7.2 52m/ep Documentary · War & Politics Latest: S1 E10
Surviving power struggles, betrayals and plots, Hitler's inner circle of Nazi leaders seizes control of Germany and designs its disastrous future.
- Created by
- Vicky Matthews, Matthew Hinchcliffe, Simon Deeley
- Cast
- Alisdair Simpson, Jonathon Michaels, Steve Munroe, Conan Sweeny, Zivile Matikiene, Vic Waghorn, Chris Wilson
- Country
- United Kingdom / Germany
- First aired
- January 30, 2018
Seasons
- Season 1 · 10 episodes
Season 1 Episodes
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1. Heroes & Misfits
War heroes, disaffected workers, a wealthy playwright and an enigmatic veteran named Adolf Hitler create a movement fueled by mythology and racism.
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2. Regrouping
Imprisoned and his followers scattered, Hitler in 1923 seems to be finished, until he and Rudolf Hess devise a new strategy and a new path to power.
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3. Fall of Röhm
The stock market crash in the U.S. makes the Nazis seem prescient, but newfound respect means the party must be purged of rivalrous elements.
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4. The Rise of Antisemitism
Himmler, Goebbels and Goering jockey for position while the Nazis rise to control Germany and plot to launch their vicious antisemitic programs.
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5. The Berghof Set
As the country's economy falters, the Nazis plan invasions and a racial purge while the leaders of the inner circle fight to win Hitler's favor.
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6. The Madness of Rudolf Hess
As Germany invades Poland and sparks World War II, loyal Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess tries to reclaim his once lofty status among Hitler's senior staff.
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7. The Fall and Rise of Reinhard
SS head Heinrich Himmler orders his deputy Reinhard Heydrich to enact a plan of ethnic cleansing that becomes a blueprint for the Holocaust.
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8. Rise of the Sychophants
At a critical juncture of the war in 1942, Germany's manufacturing capacity is strained and Hitler turns not to a general but architect Albert Speer.
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9. Beginning of the End
As the war fails, the inner circle responds with strategies to save itself, from plotting the Führer's assassination to negotiating with the allies.
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10. Meltdown
Exit strategies are put into action by the members of the inner circle when the Allies surround the capitol and Hitler perishes by his own hand.
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